Amazaon has
The Kindle Edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut for $1.99. Google Play also has it for the same price, link listed below
Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) Reissue Edition, Kindle Edition
by Kurt Vonnegut (Author)
Link
https://www.amazon.com/Slaughterh…16
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/boo…M9AC&hl=e
285p 4.2/5 2,833 rev
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time, Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Amazon.com Review
Kurt Vonnegut’s absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut’s) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.
Don’t let the ease of reading fool you–Vonnegut’s isn’t a conventional, or simple, novel. He writes, "There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick, and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters…" Slaughterhouse-Five (taken from the name of the building where the POWs were held) is not only Vonnegut’s most powerful book, it is as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch- 22, it fashions the author’s experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut’s other works, but the book’s basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it a unique poignancy–and humor.
Also for $2.99
Lilith’s Brood: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago Kindle Edition
by Octavia E. Butler (Author)
Link
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HAL…eriq-dp-20
754p 4.5/5 309 rev
Three novels in one volume: the acclaimed science fiction trilogy about an alien species that could save humanity after nuclear apocalypse—or destroy it.
The newest stage in human evolution begins in outer space. Survivors of a cataclysmic nuclear war awake to find themselves being studied by the Oankali, tentacle-covered galactic travelers whose benevolent appearance hides their surprising plan for the future of mankind. The Oankali arrive not just to save humanity, but to bond with it—crossbreeding to form a hybrid species that can survive in the place of its human forebears, who were so intent on self-destruction. Some people resist, forming pocket communities of purebred rebellion, but many realize they have no choice. The human species inevitably expands into something stranger, stronger, and undeniably alien.
From Hugo and Nebula award–winning author Octavia Butler, Lilith’s Brood is both a thrilling, epic adventure of man’s struggle to survive after Earth’s destruction, and a provocative meditation on what it means to be human.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.
For anyone that reads JD Robb’s book series, I found book 23 for $1.99 – not bad for those that collect (note a lot read thru the libary). Audible is $3.99 w/Kindle Purchase. Google Play has for same price
Born in Death (In Death, Book 23) Kindle Edition
by J. D. Robb (Author)
Link
https://www.amazon.com/Born-Death…ds=jd+r
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/boo…rzsC&hl=e
364p 4.6/5 269 rev
Lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles with the end—and the beginning—of life in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.
Just as Eve Dallas begins to investigate the grisly double homicide of two young lovers—both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm—her friend Mavis need a favor. One of the moms-to-be in Mavis’s birthing class has gone missing. Normally, such a case would be turned over to Missing Persons. But Mavis wants no one else on the job—and Eve can’t say no.
Now Eve’s trying to track down the missing woman, while simultaneously unearthing the deals and double-crosses hidden in the files of some of the city’s richest and most secretive citizens, in a race against this particularly vicious killer. Luckily, her multimillionaire husband Roarke’s expertise comes in handy with the number crunching. But as he mines the crucial data that will break the case wide open, Eve faces an all too real danger in the world of flesh and blood.
$2.99
All Things Wise and Wonderful Kindle Edition
by James Herriot (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Things-Wis…es+herrio
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/boo…wuYC&hl=e
458p 4.8/5 225 rev
Veterinarian James Herriot recalls life in England during World War II, when the great forces of the modern world came even to his sleepy Yorkshire hamlet
Only a couple of years after settling into his new home in northern England, James Herriot is called to war. In this series of poignant and humorous episodes, the great veterinarian shares his experiences training with the Royal Air Force, pining for a pregnant wife, and checking in on the people back home who made his practice so fascinating. As the young men of Yorkshire are sent into battle and farmers consider the broader world they’re a part of, Herriot reflects on the lives—human and animal alike—that make his home worth fighting for.
Swan Song is still $1.99
Swan Song Kindle Edition
by Robert R. McCammon (Author)
Link 866p 4.6/5 1,694 rev
https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Song-…t+mccammon
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